Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is keen to move on from a "disappointing" start in his role.

The England striker was handed the armband on a permanent basis on Tuesday evening, but could not inspire his side against Swansea.

Rooney did get his name on the scoresheet but saw the Reds on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline to get off to a losing start in the league

It was by no means a satisfactory way to start his spell as United skipper, and he quickly wants to move on from the defeat.

"It was a proud moment but a disappointing result," he told MUTV.

"It's not one I'll look back on and remember with fond memories.

"You always want to win. It was a nice moment, but I'm disappointed we lost."

Saturday's match was an afternoon of firsts. United manager Louis van Gaal got his first taste of English football - although it will be one he wants to get out of his mouth quickly.

Tyler Blackett and Jesse Lingard made their debuts, and for Adnan Januzaj it was the first time he wore the prestigious number 11 shirt.

Ryan Giggs owned that jersey for the last two decades, so the diminutive Belgian felt pride - and pressure - when he pulled it on at the weekend.

"It was a big honour for me and my family and I was very happy to have it given to me," the young midfielder said.

"There is pressure on me because there was a legend in front of me who had it for 20 years, but I am really happy with that."

Januzaj was keen to stress nothing should be read into the defeat, which came as a big shock given that Swansea are among the favourites to be relegated this year.

"It was a very disappointing match but it's only the first one of the season so it's nothing," said Januzaj, who came on for the injured Lingard in the first half.

"We'll move on to the next one now."

Januzaj thinks United are better-equipped to recover from a setback now than they were under David Moyes, the man who led United to victory over Swansea this time last year but ended the year in seventh.

"A lot of things have changed," Januzaj said when asked about Van Gaal's impact at the club.

"He is a top, top manager and we respect him a lot. We are working hard for him, the team and everyone else at the club.